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BMC Medical Ethics, 2022 Background Everybody has the right to decide whether to receive specific medical treatment or not and to provide their free, prior and informed consent to do so.
Stefanie Baisch +19 more
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A DIRECT ADVANCE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES [PDF]
Bioethics, 2010 ABSTRACTAdvance directives (ADs), which are also sometimes referred to as ‘living wills’, are statements made by a person that indicate what treatment she should not be given in the event that she is not competent to consent or refuse at the future moment in question.
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Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]
, 2004 <i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Atkinson, J.M. +2 more
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2018 Background: Psychiatric advance directives have been incorporated in the Mental Health Care Act 2017 despite strong concerns about their feasibility and utility in the Indian patient population. Data on its utility in India is very scarce.
Bheemsain Tekkalaki +5 more
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Content analysis of Advance Directives completed by patients with advanced cancer as part of an Advance Care Planning intervention : insights gained from the ACTION trial [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose Writing an Advance Directive (AD) is often seen as a part of Advance Care Planning (ACP). ADs may include specific preferences regarding future care and treatment and information that provides a context for healthcare professionals and relatives ...
Caswell, G +11 more
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Association between knowledge and attitudes towards advance directives in emergency services
BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Implementing the routine consultation of patient advance directives in hospital emergency departments and emergency medical services has become essential, given that advance directives constitute the frame of reference for care personalisation
Silvia Poveda-Moral +5 more
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A new law on advance directives in Germany [PDF]
, 2010 This article presents the new German law on advance directives from 1 September 2009. The history of the parliamentary process of this law is described, the present regulations are explained, their relevance for medical practice discussed and ...
Borasio, Gian Domenico +3 more
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Nurses’ perceptions of advance directives
Atención Primaria, 2014 Objective: To identify nurses perceptions of Advance Directives (AD) and to analyse the influence of experience with AD on their perception. Material and methods: Quantitative, descriptive, correlational study conducted in a hospital in central Portugal ...
Ernestina Silva +2 more
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Diretivas antecipadas: instrumento que assegura a vontade de morrer dignamente [PDF]
, 2012 This research was conducted a brief study of the advance directives instrument that can ensure the wishes of terminally ill patients to die with dignity.
Vieira Bomtempo, Tiago
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Advance research directives: avoiding double standards
BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Advance research directives (ARD) have been suggested as a means by which to facilitate research with incapacitated subjects, in particular in the context of dementia research.
Bert Heinrichs
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